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T21236 - Historic "Adler" Passenger Train  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Dual headlights at the front  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Metal car frame  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 626.00

Historic Adler Passenger Train.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) operational museum train built according to artwork of the Ludwig Railroad of 1835. The train looks as it did after being rebuilt from the museum fire of October 2005.

Model: Era VI. The "Adler" locomotive has a DCC/Selectrix digital decoder in a special format. The address is permanently set; it can be changed only at the factory. The locomotive has a powerful miniature can motor with a bell-shaped armature, in the tender. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has 2 free-standing lanterns on the front with maintenance-free LEDs. The wheels have intertwined spokes. The driving wheels do not have flanges, like the prototype. There is a permanent coupling between the locomotive and tender. There is a special coupler on the tender. The locomotive has a detailed engineer's platform. There are 3 open passenger cars, 3rd class, with all-weather roofs. The frames for the cars are partially open, like the prototype. The cars have special couplers. Train length 28.5 cm / 11-1/4".

The historic "Adler" passenger train is appearing in 2010 in a one-time series on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of German railroading.

Comment: The first train in Germany ran on December 7, 1835 between the cities of Nürnberg and Fürth. This rail line was only 7.45 kilometers / 4.66 miles. It became famous as the Ludwig Railroad and had its roots in a railroad project developed a few years earlier that was quite revolutionary for the times. The "Privileged Ludwig Railroad Company" was founded in November of 1833 and was granted a concession from the Bavarian King Ludwig I on February 19, 1834 to build and operate the railroad. Horses and a steam car were planned to be available for operation. Originally, the steam car was supposed to be built in Germany, but a reliable builder could not be found. Therefore, an order for the first German "steam car" was quickly placed with the father of the steam locomotive - George Stephenson in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The order was not placed until May of 1835 and after an eight week, very arduous trip the new steam locomotive arrived in Nürnberg on October 26, 1835, but disassembled in over 100 pieces and packed in 19 large crates. The locomotive was immediately assembled under the expert direction of the English locomotive engineer William WiIson "delivered" with the locomotive. It was named after the "Adler" or "Eagle" as the heraldic animal of the Kaiser and the free imperial cities. The purchase of the cars was simpler. Two frames had been delivered from England, and the home "industry" built the car bodies as well as another seven passenger cars. The locomotive was built on a wood frame strengthened with sheet metal. Two inboard, vertical wet steam cylinders powered the driving axle located in the middle. The driving wheels had no flanges in order to enable the locomotive to negotiate sharp curves. The wheels were initially made of cast iron (later forged iron) and were surrounded with forged tires. The forged, hollow wheel spokes were given a wood core in order to cushion unevenness better. Braking was done with the help of a spindle brake, which only worked on the tender wheels on right side of the fireman. Initially, charcoal, then later hard coal was used as fuel. The approximately 6.5 metric ton "Adler" turned in excellent results right from the start. Its performance was around 40 horsepower and its speed when running by itself was 65 km/h / 40 mph. It could pull up to twelve cars. After 22 successful years of operation retirement caught up with it in 1857 and soon after that it was scrapped. Starting in 1933, the DRG had a reproduction built largely true to the original for the 100th anniversary of railroading in Germany in 1935. This was done at the maintenance facility in Kaiserslautern and included the cars to go with the locomotive. In addition to differences in technical data, the reproduction differed from the original chiefly in a thicker boiler wall for the sake of safety, additional transverse bracing, and spoke wheels made of steel. This was the steaming "Adler" reproduction at the one hundred year anniversary, 25 years later at the 125th anniversary, and, after being overhauled, the 150th anniversary of the first years of railroading in Germany. The operational reproduction of the Adler was heavily damaged, among other locomotives, in a fire at the museum depot in Nürnberg-Gostenhof on October 17, 2005. The DB's board of directors decided to restore it however. At least 80 percent of the original parts from 1935 could be used again for the restoration. In the process the new "Adler" became even closer to the prototype in details than the burned up locomotive. For example, the reconstruction of the smoke stack did not follow the reproduction of 1935 but was closer to the original. Only the two burned up cars built largely of wood had to be built completely from scratch. The new "Adler" as well as an old (1935) and two new (2007) passenger cars have been located since November 23, 2007 in a locomotive shed again close to the DB Museum in Nürnberg.

This train can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26351.


T21237 - Heavy Freight Train  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 665.00
            Goes with: 46921

Heavy Freight Train.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) unit train for bulk freight. Class 44 coal-fired heavy freight steam locomotive with Witte smoke deflectors. Type Kbs stake cars, loaded with steel pipe.

Model: Era IV. The locomotive frame and boiler are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a 21-pin digital connector. A powerful 5-pole motor is built into the fire box. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has an articulated frame to enable the unit to negotiate sharp curves. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally after a decoder has been installed. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. There is an adjustable close coupling between the locomotive and the tender. There is an NEM coupler pocket on the front of the locomotive and a close coupler mechanism on the tender. 10 type Kbs stake cars with different car numbers and different lettering come with the train. They are loaded with steel pipe. Total length over the buffers approximately 1,800 mm / 70-7/8".

One-time series.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26558. 3 additional stake cars are available as a set under item no. 46921.


T21238 - "Bavaria" TEE Express Train  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and a white marker light that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 564.00

Bavaria TEE Express Train.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class Re 4/4 I electric locomotive. Second production run in the TEE paint scheme for cross-border use on the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) and DB (German Federal Railroad) networks. 1 type Avümh 111 TEE express train compartment car and 1 type Apümh 121 TEE express train open seating car, both lettered for the German Federal Railroad (DB). 1 type WRm TEE dining car, lettered for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS). The train looks as the "Bavaria" TEE train looked in the spring of 1973.

Model: Era IV. The locomotive comes with a DCC/Selectrix decoder and factory-installed, controllable sound functions. It also has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. All 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. It also has separately applied metal grab irons. The Swiss headlight code (triple headlights, white marker light) changes over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The cab lights at both ends can be turned off separately. The lights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. Brake hoses are included that can be installed on the locomotive. The TEE cars come in the new, longer length. They have underbodies and skirting specific to each car. The compartment car and open seating car have Minden-Deutz design trucks. They have shoe or disk brakes according to the prototype, magnetic rail brakes, and separately applied generators. The dining car has Swiss design trucks. All of the cars are ready for installation of 66719 lighting kits. The 73407 marker light kit can be installed on the compartment car and open seating car. Total length over the buffers 102 cm / 40-1/8".

One-time series.

Comment: The express train D 92/93 "Bavaria" was running between Munich and Zürich as far back as the Fifties. With the start of the winter schedule in 1969 on September 28 the "Bavaria" was transformed into the TEE 55/56 with first class seating only in order to offer an attractive train for the business passengers between Munich and Switzerland's banking and trade center. With the increase in TEE traffic between Munich and Zürich the travel time could by reduced by just an hour compared to the previous express train connections - an impressive reduction in running time for this route with its difficult grades and lack of electrification in the DB area. Initially, the Swiss four-part TEE diesel powered rail car trains, classes RAm 501 and 502, were used, but this came to an abrupt end after the notorious railroad catastrophe at Aitrang on February 9, 1971. At that time the TEE 56 "flew" on its run from Munich to Zürich behind the Aitrang station in a sharp right hand curve with the cab control in the front at about 130 km/h / 81 mph from the tracks. The speed limit at this location was only 80 km/h / 50 mph. Due to the destruction of the TEE powered rail car train, a locomotive-hauled train of cars ran starting on Februar 16, 1971. The DB provided a compartment car (Avümh 111) and an open seating car (Apümh 121); an SBB RIC design dining car (WRm) supplemented the train. Initially, the dining car still ran in its red paint scheme, but it was soon painted in the TEE scheme. Starting with the summer schedule for 1971 the pair of trains ran as TEE 66/67. A class 210 gas turbine locomotive pulled the "Bavaria" in the non-electrified DB section Munich - Kempten - Lindau. Between Lindau and St. Margarethen the venerable ÖBB class 1180 electric locomotives with side rods initially reached TEE status until the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) powered the "Bavaria" all the way between Lindau and Zürich with class Re 4/4 II locomotives in order to save the change of locomotives in St. Margarethen. Due to the wide zig-zag of the catenary wires on the short electrified DB section and on the Austrian part of the route, the Swiss used locomotives with the road numbers 11196 to 11201 which had been equipped with a pantograph with a wider contact strip for the cross border traffic to Lindau. Starting in the summer of 1972, the Re 4/4 I units in TEE colors with road numbers 10033 and 10034 became the motive power for the "Bavaria" out of Lindau. These locomotives also have a pantograph with a DB/ÖBB contact strip for the section of the route Lindau - St. Margarethen. On May 21, 1977 the "Bavaria" ran for the last time as a TEE. It was replaced with the start of the summer schedule for 1977 by the two-class express train pair D 266/D 267. The "Bavaria" experienced a new promotion - this time to EuroCity status - with the schedule change for 1987/88. Starting on May 24, 1987, it ran for the next 15 years as EC 98/99. This name with its rich tradition disappeared on December 14, 2002 when this pair of trains was discontinued.

This TEE train set can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26557.


T21347 - "Steel Train" Train Set  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Metal frame and locomotive body  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 502.00

Steel Train Train Set.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) "Ludmilla" class 232 heavy diesel locomotive and 5 type Sahmms 709 six-axle heavy duty flat cars.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It has a DCC/Selectrix decoder, a special can motor with a flywheel, and controllable sound functions. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. All of the flat cars come loaded with coils of steel and have appropriate load restraints. The cars have different car numbers. Total length over the buffers 1,174 mm / 46-1/4".

One-time series.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26560.


T21348 - Train Set  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal Locomotive Frame  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 371.00

Train Set.

Prototype: Hectorrail "Skywalker" electric locomotive, road no. 241.002. 3 type Eanos 041 freight cars painted and lettered for "Green Cargo", loaded with scrap.

Model: Era VI. The locomotive has a frame constructed of die-cast metal. It also has a 21-pin digital connector. The locomotive has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. The headlights are warm white LEDs. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment. It also has interior details with a figure of a locomotive engineer. The cars have close coupler mechanisms. They also have scrap as a freight load. Total length over the buffers 760.2 mm / 29-15/16".


T22046 - Steam Powered Rail Car  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Dual headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal Locomotive Frame  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 240.00

Steam Powered Rail Car.

Prototype: Grand Ducal Baden State Railroad (G. Bad. Sts. B.) class CidT "Kittel" design steam powered rail car. Built starting in 1915. Version in the original Era 1 paint scheme of "bottle green". The rail car looks as it did around 1915. Road no. 1004.

Model: Era 1. The frame is constructed of die-cast metal. The powered rail car has an NEM 21-pin digital connector. It also has a 5-pole can motor with a flywheel. 2 axles powered. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The car has an NEM coupler pocket. It also has many separately applied details. There is a completely free view through the engineer's area, and there is a reproduction of the boiler. Buffer beam details come in an accessory package so that the front area of the car can be fully equipped for a display case or for running on a layout. Length over the buffers 130 mm / 5-1/8".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37257.

Comment: In the last decade of the 19th century the Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.), known for its thrift, gave serious thought to rationalizing operations on branch lines and during off-peak hours. In November of 1895, it order a first steam powered rail car (DW 1) from the firm Societ‚ Serpollet in Paris. A special feature of this two-axle unit was the Serpollet boiler, which allowed particularly economical one-man operation. This boiler consisted of a system of tubes, which were installed a fireproof cabinet. Six additional units with Serpollet boilers (DW 2-7) were delivered between 1899 and 1903 by the firm Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME). However, the operating results were not satisfactory due to the poor steaming qualities of the cars. A new boiler development by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen under the direction of the chief designer Kittel in 1904 resulted in a critical improvement. The Kittel boiler was a vertical evaporative tube boiler with a corrugated flue fire box. A large super heater was located above the boiler, which now provided sufficient performance. Between 1905 and 1909 Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME) delivered nine steam powered rail cars (DW 8-14, 16, 17) with Kittel boilers to the K.W.St.E. Between 1904 and 1908 the Serpollet cars, road nos. DW 1-7, were equipped with Kittel boilers; road no. DW 1 also acquired a new road number, DW 15. The Baden State Railroad bought eight similar units in 1914/15 with the road numbers 1000-1007. They differed in several details from the Württemberg cars: symmetrical boiler location on the center axle, a larger wheel base of 5.5 meters / 18 feet, a different window arrangement, entry steps on the front with step housings, a lower coal bunker, and a larger fuel capacity. All of the Baden, but only a few of the Württemberg cars, were taken over by the DRG. When these units were given new road numbers in 1930, there were still 14 on the roster, and they were assigned the numbers DT 1-14. Thirteen powered rail cars survived World War II. Nine remained in the West Zone; of them seven were retired over the course of 1949. In 1950, the German Federal Railroad still had two units on its roster: road no. DT 1 (former no. 1000) and road no. DT 8 (former no. 1007). The latter lingered on tenaciously and was even used in shuttle service until the end of 1953 on the Baden route Müllheim - Neuenburg. It was stored on January 2, 1954 and retired on March 3, 1954. Road nos. DT 2, 3, and 9 (former nos. 1001, 1002, and DW 15) remained after 1945 on the French State Railways. The first two units were in use there until 1956 with the road numbers XDR 10.102 and 10.103 in Mulhouse as personnel powered rail cars. The former road no. DT 6 (former no. 1005) came in 1949 to the roster of the DR (East Germany) after the nationalization of the Oderbruch Railroad as road no. DT 151; however it remained in storage and was scrapped in November of 1957 in Frankfurt/Oder. One Kittel powered rail car delivered in Switzerland is preserved there in operational condition. In operation the Kittel steam powered rail cars turned in excellent results. Their quiet running and their ability to accelerate were praised above all else. In test runs they even reached speeds of 70 km/h / 44 mph. The performance qualities of these small powered rail cars were demonstrated on grades of 1% that were negotiated at a speed of 25 km/h / 16 mph with two passenger cars in tow and 150 passengers on board.


T22072 - Heavy Diesel Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Metal frame and locomotive body  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 247.00

Heavy Diesel Locomotive.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 232 "Ludmilla" in the original DR (East German State Railroad) paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did in 1994, after the formation of the DB AG.

Model: Era V. The locomotive is constructed of metal, has a DCC/Selectrix digital decoder, a special can motor with a flywheel, and sound functions that can be controlled. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. Length over the buffers 239 mm / 9-3/8".

One-time series.

Comment: The Class 232 - Ludmilla in Germany. In contrast to the West, where electric motive power was favored, most of the East went with diesel locomotives in order to replace uneconomical steam operations. A new large diesel locomotive family, including the present German Railroad, Inc. class 232, was purchased from Russia for the German State Railroad of East Germany in an agreement with RGW between 1972 and 1982 in several production runs. This immense, six-axle, almost 21 meter / 69 foot long diesel electric locomotive with its 6 traction motors has a continuous rating of up to 2,940 kilowatts / 3,943 horsepower, depending on the production run, and a maximum speed of up to 140 km/h / 88 mph. In East Germany these locomotives were used for both freight trains and express passenger trains, as long as the locomotives had train heating equipment. The latter were not installed on all locomotives due to delivery difficulties at the Soviet builder in Woroschilowgrad. The great weight of these locomotives and their axle load of 20 metric tons did not allow them to be used everywhere, and the East German State Railroad had to resort to the classes 118 and 119, depending on the condition of the roadbed for the route in question. The East German State Railroad personnel gave this Russian locomotive the name "Ludmilla", which apparently started at the maintenance facility in Leipzig and is still used with affection today for this locomotive family. A quantity of 709 units of the class 132, the later class 232, were built and were acquired by the DB AG due to the train heating equipment installed on them. They are still in use in many locations while the other production runs have already been retired or sold. Several locomotives were also given a thorough overhaul and new motors. They currently represent the new classes 233, 234, and 241, and provide service together with the Russian class 232 Ludmillas on the German railroad.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 36424.


T22170 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 363.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 141. B-B wheel arrangement. The locomotive looks as it did in Era V with 5 lamps at each end, rounded vents with vertical grills, and without a continuous rain gutter.

Model: Era V. The locomotive has a DCC/Selectrix decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs have interior details. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free, red LEDs. They will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has well detailed buffer beams. It also has NEM coupler pockets and a guide mechanism for close couplers. Length over the buffers 180 mm / 7-1/8".

Comment: The Class E 41 - The Firecracker of the German Federal Railroad. In 1950, the German Federal Railroad decided to go ahead with the urgent modernization of its motive power with the purchase of electric locomotives with predominantly standardized components and contracted with all of the important locomotive builders to come up with appropriate suggestions. The goal was a locomotive for freight service in order to relieve the E 94 and a general-purpose locomotive such as was known with the well proven E 44. Another requirement to the builders concerned the engineer's cabs: For the first time the engineer was to do his work seated, which meant an immense improvement for engineers. The result of this request for bids was five experimental locomotives for the class E 10.0. However, exhaustive tests soon revealed that two prototypes would not be suitable for the expected tasks. Officials at the German Federal Railroad therefore decided to have Siemens/Krauss Maffei develop an express locomotive and a freight locomotive, the classes E10 and E 40, AEG/Krupp to develop a heavy freight locomotive, the class E 50, and BBC/Henschel to develop a commuter locomotive, the class E 41. A total of 451 class E 41 locomotives were purchased between 1956 and 1971. For several decades they left their stamp on more than just the commuter service from the Bavarian Alps to the German coast. This successful design can be considered as a general-purpose locomotive, since it was used as motive power for practically every kind of train service during its long service life. It did not last long in the rigorous S-Bahn service, because it did not have electric brakes required for it. Its traditional task remained commuter service, in particular in push/pull operation with "Silberlinge / Silver Coins" commuter cars. Due to the required low axle load distributed over 2 two-axle trucks, the E 41 could be used with no problem on electrified branch lines. The 4 traction motors on the locomotive represented a further development of the ET 30, and the Siemens-Schuckert Plant / SSW was responsible for the drive gear. They equipped the E 41 like the other standard design locomotives with a rubber ring drive gear system. The oil-cooled transformer was equipped with a relay layout on the low voltage side, which was the source of a characteristic noise on the class E 41. This locomotive soon picked up its nicknames "Champagne Cork" or "Firecracker" on the German Federal Railroad. More than a few railroad passengers, upon hearing this sound, thought the locomotive was damaged and were more or less irritated about it. The maximum speed for this 15.62 meter / 51 foot 3 inch long locomotive was 120 km/h / 75 mph. When the German Federal Railroad raised the maximum speed for express trains at the end off the Fifties to 140 km/h / 88 mph, E 41 locomotives coming after that were only painted in green, since the elegant blue was reserved only for fast locomotives in long distance service. During its entire service life, the class E 41, from 1968 on the "141", had double-arm pantographs. Otherwise, it changed externally as the result of rebuilding and ran in Germany from the Alps to the North with three or five lights at each end, with or without rain gutters, with rounded or square cooling vents and in the color schemes that changed over time. The train safety systems were also adapted along the way and the "firecracker" was considered a proven, reliable design right up to the end of its service. At the start of the Nineties, the class 141 was being increasingly replaced by the class 143, and its roster decreased more due to the switch to powered rail cars for commuter service. The official farewell to the class 141 took place in February of 2006 in Braunschweig, but the last operating district for several locomotives was Frankfurt/Main, where they did not leave active service on the German Railroad, Inc. until the end of 2006. Several of these popular locomotives have remained preserved and you can still hear the "Firecracker" of the German Federal Railroad at least on museum runs.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 39412.


T22171 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 363.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 141. B-B wheel arrangement. The locomotive looks as it did in Era IV with 5 lamps at each end, rounded vents with vertical grills, and without a continuous rain gutter.

Model: Era IV. The locomotive has a DCC/Selectrix decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs have interior details. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free, red LEDs. They will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has well detailed buffer beams. It also has NEM coupler pockets and a guide mechanism for close couplers. Length over the buffers 180 mm / 7-1/8".

Comment: The Class E 41 - The Firecracker of the German Federal Railroad. In 1950, the German Federal Railroad decided to go ahead with the urgent modernization of its motive power with the purchase of electric locomotives with predominantly standardized components and contracted with all of the important locomotive builders to come up with appropriate suggestions. The goal was a locomotive for freight service in order to relieve the E 94 and a general-purpose locomotive such as was known with the well proven E 44. Another requirement to the builders concerned the engineer's cabs: For the first time the engineer was to do his work seated, which meant an immense improvement for engineers. The result of this request for bids was five experimental locomotives for the class E 10.0. However, exhaustive tests soon revealed that two prototypes would not be suitable for the expected tasks. Officials at the German Federal Railroad therefore decided to have Siemens/Krauss Maffei develop an express locomotive and a freight locomotive, the classes E10 and E 40, AEG/Krupp to develop a heavy freight locomotive, the class E 50, and BBC/Henschel to develop a commuter locomotive, the class E 41. A total of 451 class E 41 locomotives were purchased between 1956 and 1971. For several decades they left their stamp on more than just the commuter service from the Bavarian Alps to the German coast. This successful design can be considered as a general-purpose locomotive, since it was used as motive power for practically every kind of train service during its long service life. It did not last long in the rigorous S-Bahn service, because it did not have electric brakes required for it. Its traditional task remained commuter service, in particular in push/pull operation with "Silberlinge / Silver Coins" commuter cars. Due to the required low axle load distributed over 2 two-axle trucks, the E 41 could be used with no problem on electrified branch lines. The 4 traction motors on the locomotive represented a further development of the ET 30, and the Siemens-Schuckert Plant / SSW was responsible for the drive gear. They equipped the E 41 like the other standard design locomotives with a rubber ring drive gear system. The oil-cooled transformer was equipped with a relay layout on the low voltage side, which was the source of a characteristic noise on the class E 41. This locomotive soon picked up its nicknames "Champagne Cork" or "Firecracker" on the German Federal Railroad. More than a few railroad passengers, upon hearing this sound, thought the locomotive was damaged and were more or less irritated about it. The maximum speed for this 15.62 meter / 51 foot 3 inch long locomotive was 120 km/h / 75 mph. When the German Federal Railroad raised the maximum speed for express trains at the end off the Fifties to 140 km/h / 88 mph, E 41 locomotives coming after that were only painted in green, since the elegant blue was reserved only for fast locomotives in long distance service. During its entire service life, the class E 41, from 1968 on the "141", had double-arm pantographs. Otherwise, it changed externally as the result of rebuilding and ran in Germany from the Alps to the North with three or five lights at each end, with or without rain gutters, with rounded or square cooling vents and in the color schemes that changed over time. The train safety systems were also adapted along the way and the "firecracker" was considered a proven, reliable design right up to the end of its service. At the start of the Nineties, the class 141 was being increasingly replaced by the class 143, and its roster decreased more due to the switch to powered rail cars for commuter service. The official farewell to the class 141 took place in February of 2006 in Braunschweig, but the last operating district for several locomotives was Frankfurt/Main, where they did not leave active service on the German Railroad, Inc. until the end of 2006. Several of these popular locomotives have remained preserved and you can still hear the "Firecracker" of the German Federal Railroad at least on museum runs.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 39413.


T22179 - Express Locomotive with a Tender  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights front and rear  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 499.00
            Goes with: T23446

Express Locomotive with a Tender.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 03.10 express steam locomotive. Non-streamlined rebuilt version with a new, high performance boiler, Witte smoke deflectors, DB Reflex glass lamps, and a rebuilt tender with coal bunker hatches, and stoker equipment. The pilot truck has solid wheels like the prototype. Road no. 03 1001. The locomotive looks as it did around 1963.

Model: Era III. The locomotive has a DCC/Selectrix decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion, with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and the tender are constructed chiefly of metal. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator, which can be installed in the locomotive, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. There is a close coupler with a guide mechanism and NEM coupler pocket on the tender. The hatches for the coal bunker can be opened and closed. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protector sleeves are included. Length over the buffers 27.5 cm / 10-13/16".

The 22179 express train steam locomotive is being produced in 2010 in a one-time series only for Trix Profi Club members.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37915 exclusively for Insider members.


T22185 - Old-Timer Steam Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Dual headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 564.00

Old-Timer Steam Locomotive.

Prototype: Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) class B VI old-timer locomotive. Version with coal firing. Name plate "Sauerlach".

Model: Era I. The locomotive has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a DCC/Selectrix decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a powerful motor with a bell-shaped armature, in the boiler. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has a detailed outboard frame and Stephenson valve gear. The headlights will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The steam locomotive sounds vary with the speed of the locomotive. These sounds, the whistle, other operation sounds as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled digitally with DCC. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. Brake hoses and prototype couplers can be installed on the buffer beam and are included. Length over the buffers 163 mm / 6-7/16". The locomotive comes packaged in a decorative wood case.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37977.


T22191 - Powered Observation Rail Car  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 371.00

Powered Observation Rail Car.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 491 "Glass Train" electric powered observation car. Silver aluminum / Olympia blue paint scheme. The car looks as it did around 1977.

Model: It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles in one truck powered. Traction tires. The car has factory-installed interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free, red LEDs. The interior lighting can be dimmed as a digital auxiliary function. The trucks have different wheelbases like the prototype. The car has built-in interior details. The panorama windows are inset. There is a double-arm pantograph and a single-arm pantograph with a double wiper on the roof. Length over the buffers 23.7 cm / 9-5/16".

One-time series for the 75th anniversary of the "Glass Train" and as a legendary powered rail car for the 175 anniversary of railroading in Germany.

Comment: At the start of the Thirties, the German State Railroad was feeling the increasing competition from cars and busses. There were therefore different attempts to improve the service to customers and to make traveling more attractive. Two electric powered observation cars were ordered from the car builder Fuchs and from AEG (electrical equipment) in order to give a stimulus to excursion traffic. These cars were intended later as exhibition units for the DRG and were known as the "Glass Trains". This cars had to satisfy special requirements for excursion traffic in the scenically very attractive Bavarian and Austrian Alps: Passengers had to be able to observe the scenery unhindered in all directions from their seats. This required the smallest possible use of opaque building materials in the window and roof area. In addition, as many parts as possible were supposed to be taken from the standard design ET 25 and ET 31 powered rail cars to keep costs down. The builders were able to fulfill these conditions: Large windows on the ends and in the diagonal parts of the roof gave a good view all around. The car bodies were constructed completely of shaped parts and sheet metal welded together and had only a single center entry on both sides of cars. The restroom was located almost at the level of the lower edge of the windows in the area of the center entry in order to have a free view from the seating area. The backs on the passenger seats could be folded over. Two traction motors suspended from the axles powered both wheel sets in the powered truck; the second truck was not powered. Also, the usual electrical equipment was arranged under the car floor according to standard design principles. The elT 1998 powered rail car (later road number ET 91 01) was still not completely finished in the electrical area but was presented at the Nürnberg exhibition "100 Years of German Railroading" from July 14 to October 13, 1935. The second powered rail car, elT 1999 (later road number ET 91 02) was delivered in September of 1935 and took part in the great vehicle parade for the 100th anniversary. Both powered rail cars then ran in special service from Munich on the electrified routes of Southern Germany and also soon to Austria. Favorite trips offered then and after World War II were the "Karwendel Excursion" or the "Great Alps Excursion". A bomb attack on Munich during the night of March 9/10, 1943 ended the short career of road number ET 91 02. It burned up completely as a result. It's sibling had been moved to Bichl and was walled in at the locomotive shed there; it survived the war undamaged and soon made itself useful again in excursion service; it was designated starting in 1968 as road number 491 001-4 in accordance with UIC rules. Its career came to an abrupt end on December 12, 1995 when it collided with a passenger train at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen station. Since then the heavily damaged "Glass Train" stands in the Augsburg yards and waits for better times.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37580.


T22244 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and a red marker light that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 371.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class Re 4/4 I electric locomotive. Second production run in a basic green paint scheme. The locomotive looks at it did around 1988.

Model: Era IV. The locomotive comes with a DCC/Selectrix decoder and factory-installed, controllable sound functions. It also has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. All 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. It also has separately applied metal grab irons. The Swiss headlight code (triple headlights, white marker light) changes over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. All of the lights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. Brake hoses are included that can be installed on the locomotive. Length over the buffers 17.1 cm / 6-3/4".

One-time series. The class Re 4/4 I is the appropriate locomotive for the Swiss Era IV lightweight steel cars.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37044.


T22252 - Set with 2 Electric Locomotives  DB - Germany
            Comes with NEM 8-pin digital connector  Triple headlights front and rear  Metal Locomotive Frame  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 440.00

Set with 2 Electric Locomotives.

Prototype: 2 different express locomotives. One as the German State Railroad Company (DRG), Group Management Bavaria, class EP5 and as the German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 52. 2-B-B-2 wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1924. Used for heavy passenger trains. EP5 in the original brown paint scheme, the E 52 in the green paint scheme of Era III.

Model: Both locomotives have a die-cast metal frame. They also have a digital connector. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights on both locomotives will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally after a decoder has been installed. Both locomotives have NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers for each locomotive 198 mm / 7-13/16".

Comment: The abundance of water power from the mountains led very early to the development of electric locomotives in Bavaria. The high point of this development was surely the EP5, later designated as the E 52. These locomotives were designed for heavy passenger train service on steep grades, and their four traction motors generated a continuous power output of 1,660 kilowatts / 2,226 horsepower at a maximum speed of 90 km/h / 56 mph. A total of 35 units of the 140 metric ton EP5 were ordered. When delivered in 1924, they came in the brown paint scheme of the Group Management Bavaria, but they were soon repainted in the German State Railroad's gray paint scheme. A total of 29 of the original 35 units came to the German Federal Railroad and they were initially painted in "bottle green". Some of the 22 units that made it to Era IV were painted chrome oxide green during overhauls, and all were spared the ocean blue paint scheme.

This locomotive set can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37525.


T22270 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with NEM 8-pin digital connector  Triple headlights front and rear  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 348.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 70.2, former Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) class EG 2 x 2/2. B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1920. Use: Freight trains and pusher service.

Model: Era III. The locomotive's frame and body are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has an NEM 8-pin digital connector. It has a special can motor with a flywheel. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 144 mm / 5-5/8".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37483.


T22294 - Diesel Switch Engine with Telex Couplers  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 309.00

Diesel Switch Engine with Telex Couplers.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 294 heavy switch engine. Era VI version in traffic red. Formerly the class V 90. B-B wheel arrangement. Use: Switching service, hump yard work, freight service on short routes.

Model: Era VI. The locomotive's frame and the main part of the body are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has Telex couplers and a DCC/Selectrix decoder. It also has powerful can motor with a bell-shaped armature, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs. The headlights and the marker lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Non-working side flashing lights are reproduced on the locomotive. The engineer's cab has interior details in relief. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The railings have been changed as in the prototype and there is an antenna. Additional steps are included. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 164 mm / 6-7/16". Era: Features: Gauge: Trix H0 Group: Locomotives Subgroup: Diesel Locomotives Released in: Neuheiten 2010 back


T22364 - High Speed Train  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 487.00

High Speed Train.

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) TGV POS (train … grande vitesse) high speed train, in the version for service between Paris and Southern Germany. 2 powered end cars, 1 transition car (R1), 1st/2nd class, 1 transition car (R8), 2nd class. The newest paint scheme. The train looks as it currently does in real life in 2009/2010.

Model: Era VI. The train is a 4-part set. It has 1 powered end car (TK1) with a motor and 1 powered end car (TK2) without a motor. The train has a 21-pin digital connector. It has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion in powered end car 1, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. They and the interior lighting will work in conventional operation. The headlights and interior lighting are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free red LEDs. The train has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has inset windshield wipers. The engineer's cabs in the powered end cars have interior details. Each powered end car and transition car are permanently coupled together in pairs and have special close couplings with a guide mechanism. There is an additional guide mechanism in the Jakobs truck. The end cars have a power pickup changeover feature so that the pickups at the front of the train are the ones picking up power. The interior lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. Each powered end car has 2 different design single-arm pantographs, one with a wiper for the DB catenary and one with a wiper for the SNCF catenary. The pantographs work mechanically but are not wired to take power. The train is a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on both sides. Length of the 4-part set 101 cm / 39-3/4".

The 22364 basic set can be expanded with the 23438, 23439, and 23444 extension sets to a prototypical 10-car unit.

Comment: The French railroad SNCF purchased the "Train … Grande Vitesse Paris - Ostfrankreich - Südwestdeutschland" (TGV POS) for high speed service between Paris, Eastern France (Strasbourg), and Southern Germany. The core of the TGV POS was initially the new construction of the high speed route, which is planned to connect Strasbourg better with Paris. A trip of four hours was simply no longer tolerable if the railroad was to compete effectively with people driving cars. The new route with a maximum speed of 350 km/h / 218.75 mph was planned to be 430 kilometers / 269 miles long and also make connections to Nancy, Reims, Luxembourg, and Basle. The TGV Est trains were planned to travel at 350 km/h / 218.75 mph. On May 9, 2000, the DB AG and the SNCF agreed on standardization of cross-border cars and powered units, routes, and signals. Due to the short time plan and several disagreements there was no common high speed train. Instead, a mixed operation of ICE and TGV was planned. Both trains had to pass a great many test runs in the two countries in order to receive permission for operation. The TGV POS is not really a generation of cars and powered units that has been developed totally from scratch. The TGV POS is more a mix of new powered end cars and intermediate cars from the TGV R‚seau. The new powered end cars are mechanically very similar to those of the TGV Thalys PBKA (Paris - Brussels - Cologne / Amsterdam). The electrical equipment for three current systems (25 kilovolts / 50 Hertz as well as 1.5 kilovolts DC in France, 15 kilovolts / 16-2/3 Hertz in Germany and Switzerland) is being done for the first time using asynchronous technology with IGBT-controlled three-phase asynchronous motors. Two pantographs are located on the roof. The one with a contact strip 1,650 mm / 64-15/16" wide is used for 25 kilovolts / 50 Hertz in France and in Switzerland; the second one with a contact strip 1,950 mm / 76-3/4" wide and metallic plated carbon contact strips is used in Germany. In France the 1,950 mm / 76-3/4" pantographs on both powered end cars must be up under the 1.5 kilovolt catenary due to the high level of current. The intermediate cars come from the TGV R‚seau. However, they were extensively modernized and brought up to the laterst technical standard at the workshops in Bischheim; they therefore differ strikingly from the other generations of TGV trains. A train set consists of two powered end cars and eight intermediate cars. The intermediate cars are connected to each other by means of Jakobs trucks and thereby form an operational unit. Five intermediate cars (one with a bar) are intended for passengers in 2nd class and three intermediate cars are for 1st class. The approximately 200 meter / 656 foot TGV POS has seating for 360 passengers. Nineteen units have been purchased with the road numbers 4401 to 4419, whereby road number 4406 was sold recently to the SBB. In France the trains are allowed to run at a maximum speed of 320 km/h / 200 mph; in Germany the maximum speed allowed on the high speed routes is 250 km/h / 156 mph. TGV road number 4402 is a special train. Its powered end cars along with three modified intermediate cars set a new, unbelievable speed record for rail vehicles as World Record Train V150 at noon on April 3, 2007 on the route LGV Est. In 13 minutes this train accelerated to 574.8 km/h / 359.25 mph. The two powered end cars have kept their striking world record lettering, which immediately draws attention to the attempted speed. They can be seen occasionally in the Swabian part of Germany.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37790.


T22622 - S-Bahn Powered Rail Car Train  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and mostly metal locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary
Pre-order price: $ 309.00

S-Bahn Powered Rail Car Train.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 420 S-Bahn powered rail car train. The train looks as it did around 1980. This is the blue / light gray version for the S-Bahn network in the greater Munich area. Road nos. 420 181-0, 421 181-9, 420 681-9. Use: Suburban commuter service.

Model: Era IV. The train has a 21-pin digital connector. It also has a 5-pole motor with a skewed armature and a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles on the middle car powered through cardan shafts. The frame for the middle car is die-cast metal. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs, and they will work in conventional operation. The train has triple headlights and dual red marker lights. They change over with the direction of travel. the end cars have a power pickup feature such that the pickups at the front of the train are picking up power; this feature works when a Trix decoder has been installed in the train. The lighted train destination signs along with the triple headlights can be controlled digitally with a Trix decoder. There are close coupler guide mechanisms and electrical connections between the cars. A special coupling included with the train enables you to couple the train to additional ET 420 units for prototypical operations. The 66718 interior lighting kit can be installed in the train. Different destination signs for the S-Bahn network in Munich are included with the train. The train has highly detailed plastic bodies with many separately applied parts such as grab irons, electrical plugs, windshield wipers, antennas, whistles, and horns. The train has interior details in several colors. There is a detailed representation of the Scharfenberg coupler (non-working) at the ends of the train. Length over the couplers 775 mm / 30-1/2".


T22642 - General-Purpose Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with NEM 8-pin digital connector  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 286.00

General-Purpose Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: MRCE-Dispolok GmbH class ES 64 U2 painted and lettered for the "BosporusSprinter". C-C wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1999 (nicknamed "Taurus") Use: Heavy passenger and freight trains.

Model: Era VI. The locomotive's frame and body are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a digital connector and a 5-pole motor. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and marker lights are LEDs. The engineer's cabs have interior details. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers 22.5 mm / 8-7/8".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 39837.


T22680 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Comes with  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal Locomotive Frame  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 249.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: Class F 140 AC 2 electric locomotive painted and lettered for "AngelTrainsCargo" (ATC), leased to the "Häfen und Güterverkehr, Köln" / "Harbors and Freight Service, Cologne". Built starting in 2005 by Bombardier as a locomotive from the TRAXX locomotive program. Use: freight service.

Model: Era VI. The locomotive has a die-cast metal frame. It also has a 21-pin digital connector. The locomotive has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white LEDs; they will work in conventional operation. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment. The engineer's cabs have interior details, and the front one has a figure of an engineer. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets with a close coupler mechanism. Long brake hoses are included in a bag. Length over the buffers 217.2 mm / 8-9/16".

One-time series in 2010 for the Märklin "Exclusiv" program.

Comment: TRAXX from TRIX. Locomotives from the TRAXX type family built by Bombardier are in operation everywhere in Europe today. In 1994, the AEG experimental 12X locomotive appeared, which then underwent testing as road no. 128 001 on the DB. The knowledge gained from this went into the development of the class 145, which was placed into service on the DB starting in 1998 as a freight locomotive with a maximum speed of 140 km/h / 88 mph. Eighty locomotives were built for the DB and additional units for the Swiss Mittelthurgau Railroad, which were used in the end on the SBB as the class Re 481. There are several other class 145 locomotives on privately owned railroads. The class 146.0 for commuter service was derived from the class 145; the most noticeable feature of the former is the train destination sign on the end of the locomotive. The class 146.0 is designed for 160 km/h / 100 mph and also has a time-multiplex push/pull train control system. The real success story began in 2000 however. Bombardier introduced the multiple system version: The class 185 was also designed for the power current systems of neighboring railroads. A total of 400 units of the class 185 are to be purchased. Depending on the country they will be used in, the locomotives are being equipped with the correct train safety systems and with electrical equipment as a "package". So, there are locomotives with two or four pantographs and different contact wiper widths as the most noticeable external difference. There are also many class 185.1 locomotives on private railroads. And, there is a class 146.1 160 km/h / 100 mph fast version of this locomotive for commuter service. The TRAXX family locomotives delivered starting in 2005 formed the next evolutionary step on European railroads: They were equipped with locomotive bodies with improved ability to withstand crashes; the shape of these locomotive bodies looks more powerful and brawnier at the ends. Other changes have to do with the electrical rectifier layout. Railion is presently putting 200 of these locomotives into service as the class 185.2. There is also a commuter service version of this locomotive for 160 km/h / 100 mph, the class 146.2. These locomotives are currently being used as motive power for the latest bi-level trains in the areas of Stuttgart, Freiburg, and Nürnberg. The new Trix models are modeled from this latest version on the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG).


T22772 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 325.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 103.1 express locomotive. Regular production unit in the crimson red / beige TEE paint scheme, with double side ventilation grills, without end skirting, with buffer cladding, and single-arm pantographs. Used in IC service. The locomotive looks it did around the mid-Eighties.

Model: Era IV. The locomotive's frame and body are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a 21-pin digital connector. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free red LEDs. The engineer's cabs have interior details. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has detailed roof equipment. Length over the buffers 21.9 cm / 8-5/8".

The class 103.1 is the ideal motive power for the new IC express passenger cars available under item nos. 23478, 23480, 23481, and 23482.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37573.


T22775 - Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Comes with  Triple headlights front and rear  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 325.00

Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class Ae 6/6, as it currently looks in 2009 as the class Ae 610 Cargo paint scheme, Era VI, with the locomotive name "Landquart".

Model: The locomotive has controlled high-efficiency propulsion and a 21-pin digital connector. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons for climbing up. The Swiss headlight code (triple headlights / 1 white marker light) changes over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally after a decoder has been installed. Length over the buffers 21.0 cm / 8-1/4".

Comment: Two Anniversary Celebrants Paired Together - In 1955, the success story began for the 120 units of the class Ae 6/6 electric locomotive delivered to the Swiss Federal Railways. They quickly proved themselves, particularly on the Gotthard line, as the ideal motive power for hauling ever growing train loads at a brisk pace up the grades, because the "slowly creeping" Crocodiles took too long to negotiate this line. The attractive looking and speedy "Ae 6/6 power houses" quickly replaced Crocodiles and many locomotives with pilot trucks especially on steeply graded main lines. The newest locomotives have only started displacing the Ae 6/6 from the latter's regular lines in the recent past. Since then you can see these 50 year old anniversary celebrants almost exclusively in the middle of Switzerland pulling heavy freight trains.


T22865 - Electric Express Powered Rail Car  DB - Germany
            Comes with DCC / Selectrix (multi-protocal) decoder  Built-in sound effects circuit  Triple headlights and a white marker light that change over  Metal frame and locomotive body  Power supply can be swithed to operate from catenary  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 371.00

Electric Express Powered Rail Car.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class RBe 2/4, "Roter Pfeil" / "Red Arrow" in basic red paint scheme. The unit looks as it did from the middle to the end of the Fifties.

Model: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class RBe 2/4, "Roter Pfeil" / "Red Arrow" in basic red paint scheme. The unit looks as it did from the middle to the end of the Fifties.

Comment: Red Arrows in the Network of the Swiss Cross. The Swiss Federal Railways placed the famous class CLe 2/4 Red Arrows into service at the end of the Thirties. The range of services required of these lightweight powered rail cars extended from express service to regional use right on up to prestigious excursion runs across the Gotthard route. The 7 Red Arrows were all a credit to their name, but with their maximum speed of 125 km/h / 78 mph they were head and shoulders above the rest of the rail services in Switzerland, which had to make do with 100 km/h / 63 mph. The lightweight construction was also trailblazing as was the compressed air mechanism for opening and closing the telescoping sliding doors. The widely spaced trucks and the low-mounted body was designed to guarantee quiet running for these units with their weight of only 33 metric tons. Both streamlined hoods concealed the oil-cooled transformer and the two traction motors wired in series. There were two engineer's cabs in the passenger area, in which the engineer could do his job sitting; the bench next to him provided seating for 2 more passengers, who enjoyed a perfect view down the track. These powered rail cars were initially designed to run alone and therefore did not have the usual coupler and buffer equipment - this equipment was not installed until after World War II so that a lightweight freight car, for example, could go along. Despite expectations that were not completely fulfilled, the Red Arrows quickly became popular with railroad passengers and in some cases, or so it has been told, they were downright stormed. Up to 200 passengers would crowd into these cars, which were authorized for 100 passengers (70 seats and 30 spaces for standees). Mostly due to the excursion runs, they could be seen in almost every corner of the Swiss Confederation and reached a high level of recognition among the public similar to that of the Crocodiles. The Red Arrows underwent several rebuilds during their active service life, new technical features were installed, and they were given new class designations several times; the first unit was retired and scrapped in 1966 as the class RBe 2/4. By 1974 there were 2 units left on the SBB's roster, of which one was sold to the OeBB and was run for several more years in an unusual blue paint scheme. One powered rail car still exists today as an historic unit and harkens back to the time of the Red Arrows in the service of the Swiss Cross.


T23394 - "D 119" Express Train Passenger Car Set  DB - Germany
            Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945
Pre-order price: $ 340.00

D 119 Express Train Passenger Car Set.

Prototype: 4 different German State Railroad Company (DRG) express train passenger cars to make up the train composition for the express train D 119 in 1931. 1 type Post4 mail car, 1 type AB4ü-23a coach, 1st/2nd class, 1 type WR6ü dining car, and 1 type C4ü Bay 08 coach, 3rd class.

Model: Era II. The cars are highly detailed. They have factory-installed interior lighting. . The cars have NEM coupler pockets with close coupler guide mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 885 mm / 34-7/8".

This set goes very well with the class 18.3 express locomotive with a tender (item nos. 22180 and 22181). An add-on set with 2 additional express train passenger cars to go with this set is available under item no. 23395. The Märklin add-on set, item no. 42763, cal also be used to lengthen the train to make up a prototypical 8 car composition.


T23395 - Add-On for the "D 119" Express Train Passenger Car Set  DB - Germany
            Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945
Pre-order price: $ 162.00

Add-On for the D 119 Express Train Passenger Car Set.

Prototype: Different German State Railroad Company (DRG) express train passenger cars in the express train D 119 Munich - Cologne in 1931. 1 type AB4ü Bay 02 coach, 1st/2nd class, and 1 type C4ü-23 coach, 3rd class.

Model: Era II. The cars are highly detailed. They have factory-installed interior lighting. . The cars have NEM coupler pockets with close coupler guide mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 453 mm / 17-7/8".

The basic set with 4 appropriate express train passenger cars is available under item no. 23394. The Märklin add-on set, item no. 42763, can also be used to lengthen the train to make up a prototypical 8 car composition. This express train can be further lengthened to a 9 car train with Trix item no. 23395, after changing the wheel sets. This set goes very well with the class 18.3 express locomotive with a tender (item nos. 22180 and 22181).


T23438 - Add-On Car Set 1 for the TGV Post  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 162.00

Add-On Car Set 1 for the TGV POS.

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) TGV POS (train … grande vitesse) high speed train, in the version for service between Paris and Southern Germany. 1 intermediate car (R2), 1st class, and 1 intermediate car (R3), 1st class. The newest paint scheme. The cars look as they currently do in real life in 2009/2010.

Model: 2-part add-on car set for lengthening the TGV POS high speed train, item no. 22364, to a 10-car unit. The cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The interior lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. The two intermediate cars are permanently coupled together. There is a guide mechanism in the Jakobs trucks. The cars are a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on both sides. Length of the pair of cars 43 cm / 16-15/16".

The 22364 basic set can be expanded with the 23438, 23439, and 23444 extension sets to a prototypical 10-car unit.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43420.


T23439 - Add-On Car Set 2 for the TGV Post  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 162.00

Add-On Car Set 2 for the TGV POS.

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) TGV POS (train … grande vitesse) high speed train, in the version for service between Paris and Southern Germany. 1 intermediate car (R6), 2nd class, and 1 intermediate car (R7), 2nd class. The newest paint scheme. The cars look as they currently do in real life in 2009/2010.

Model: 2-part add-on car set for lengthening the TGV POS high speed train, item no. 22364, to a 10-car unit. The cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The interior lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. The two intermediate cars are permanently coupled together. There is a guide mechanism in the Jakobs trucks. The cars are a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on both sides. Length of the pair of cars 43 cm / 16-15/16".

The 22364 basic set can be expanded with the 23438, 23439, and 23444 extension sets to a prototypical 10-car unit.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43430.


T23444 - Add-On Car Set 3 for the TGV Post  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 162.00

Add-On Car Set 3 for the TGV POS.

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) TGV POS (train … grande vitesse) high speed train, in the version for service between Paris and Southern Germany. 1 intermediate car (R4), bar car and 2nd class, and 1 intermediate car (R5), 2nd class. The newest paint scheme. The cars look as they currently do in real life in 2009/2010.

Model: 2-part add-on car set for lengthening the TGV POS high speed train, item no. 22364, to a 10-car unit. The cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The interior lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. The two intermediate cars are permanently coupled together. There is a guide mechanism in the Jakobs trucks. The cars are a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on both sides. Length of the pair of cars 43 cm / 16-15/16".

The 22364 basic set can be expanded with the 23438, 23439, and 23444 extension sets to a prototypical 10-car unit.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43440.


T23445 - "Passenger Commuter Service" Display with 20 Cars  DB - Germany
            Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 641.00

Passenger Commuter Service Display with 20 Cars.

Prototype: 20 different German Federal Railroad (DB) 2-axle passenger cars. Type ABi-28 standard design "Donnerbüchse" / "Thunder Box" car, 1st/2nd class, type Bi-30 standard design "Donnerbüchse" / "Thunder Box" car, 2nd class, type B3 Prussian compartment car, 2nd class, type AB-21 standard design compartment car, 1st/2nd class, type Bd-21b standard design compartment car, 2nd class, type Pwi-23 baggage car, and type Pwi-30 baggage car. The cars look as they did at the end of the Fifties.

Model: Era III. All 20 cars are contained in an attractive display in different quantities (2 x ABi-28, 4 x Bi-30, 4 x B3, 2 x AB-21, 4 x Bd-21b, 2 x Pwi-23, 2 x Pwi-30). All of the cars have different car numbers. The baggage cars have sliding doors that can be opened. Each car comes individually packaged in a marked box. Prussian compartment car, length over the buffers 13.5 cm / 5-5/16", all of the other cars, length over the buffers 16.0 cm / 6-5/16". For the AB-21, Bd-21b, and Pwi-23 cars, AC wheel set per car 2 x 36667900, all of the other cars, AC wheel set per car 2 x 700150.

Highlights:
  • All of the cars have different car numbers.
  • 4 different home bases for the cars.
One-time series.

These passenger cars go very well with the class 74 steam locomotive, item no. 22854, or the class V 80 diesel locomotive, item no. 22075. This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 00792.


T23446 - Express Train Passenger Car Set  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 341.00

Express Train Passenger Car Set.

Prototype: 6 different German Federal Railroad (DB) express train passenger cars of different designs as express train D265 Basle SBB - via Wuppertal - Hagen, authentic for the route segment Cologne - Hagen. 1 type D4üm-60 baggage car, 1 type A4üm-61 compartment car, 1st class, 1 type AB4üm-63 compartment car, 1st/2nd class, 2 type B4üm-63 compartment cars, 2nd class, 1 type WR4ü(e)-39 dining car. The cars look as they did around 1963.

Model: Era III. The baggage car in a chrome oxide green paint scheme is new tooling. The cars have prototypical detailed frames with shoe brakes and axle generators. The baggage car and passenger cars have the longer length scaled to 1:93.5 and are ready for installation of the All of the cars are ready for installation of the 66718 / 66719 and the 73407 marker lights. The skirted dining car is scale in length and is ready for installation of the 66700 interior lighting. The train route signs and the sequence number for the cars are imprinted on the baggage car and passenger cars. A 2nd class express train passenger car comes already equipped with factory-installed red marker lights for the end of the train. Total length over the buffers 169.0 cm / 66-1/2". AC wheel set for each car 4 x 700150.

The 23446 express train car set is being produced in 2010 in a one-time series only for Trix Profi Club members.

Comment: The development of passenger car construction almost completely interrupted by World War II and its effects in Germany, and passenger car development did not start up again until the end of the Forties with the planning and construction of 16 test cars. While the first of these test cars borrowed heavily in terms of design and basic form from the prewar designs, Wegmann of Kassel placed into service three new, 26.4 meter / 86 foot 7-5/16 inch long fast train coaches with center entrance doors. The basic design and the essential features of the technical equipment for these cars were largely adopted unchanged for the different series of around 750 such fast train coaches. They also formed par excellence the starting point for the postwar development in German passenger car construction that even developed into the UIC standard (UIC = Union Internationale des Chemins de fer = International Railroad Association). The new development in the construction of passenger cars was characterized primarily by the lengthening of the cars to a standard length of 26.4 meters / 86 feet 7-5/16 inches for all the car types. All of the new passenger cars were equipped with the Minden-Deutz design trucks with coil springs. The long, standard design length of the car also added to the design advantages of the trucks. This length resulted from the unusual pivot point distance of 19 meters / 62 feet 4 inches. Typical of the DB's 26.4 meter / 86 foot 7-5/16 inch long cars were the excellent running characteristics for the majority of the seats in the cars. This was achieved with simple running gear and was maintained over long periods of operation. In addition to the greater seat width, a claim could be made in general for a considerable increase in travel comfort in both car classes for long distance service. This was achieved with better lighting with fluorescent lamps, upholstered seats that could be pulled out for lying on, adjustable head cushions, reading lamps, additional rest rooms, as well as practical interior fittings that made it possible to keep the car interiors cleaner. The car bodies for all of the 26.4 meter / 86 foot 7-5/16 inch cars looked pretty much alike and were welded using lightweight rolled side sills so that the outer skin of the cars was an integral part of the load-bearing elements. After the first prototypes were also delivered for long distance service, regular production began in 1952 for different types of the new express train passenger cars. New UIC rules regarding rigidity required a modification of the car body from 1960 on so that the area of the car ends was made more collision resistant. This in turn necessitated a modified frame design. Instead of the previous four-part folding doors on the car ends, a two-part sliding door design that could be opened by hand was installed. The following quantities of the basic designs were purchased by the DB: 344 compartment cars, 1st class (A4üm), 718 compartment cars, 1st/2nd class (AB4üm), 3,180 compartment cars, 2nd class (B4üm), 182 baggage cars (D4üm), and 301 combined baggage and compartment cars, 2nd class (BD4üm). The 26.4 meter / 86 foot 7-5/16 inch cars garnered additional honors at the start of the first class Intercity network in 1971 and the expansion of the IC to include second class cars in 1979. There the use of these cars did not end until 2005.

The class 03.10 express steam locomotive is the right locomotive for this car set and is being offered under item no. 22719, also exclusively for Trix Profi Club members. This car set can be found in a AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43969, exclusively for Insider members.


T23478 - IC Express Train Passenger Car  DB - Germany
            Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 54.00
            Goes with: T23480 T23481 T23482

IC Express Train Passenger Car.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Avmz 111.2 compartment car, 1st class. Crimson red / ivory paint scheme. The car has fold-up steps and perpendicular roof ends. Supplement to the InterCity 511 "van Beethoven" for the route Dortmund - Mannheim - Stuttgart - Munich. The car looks as it did in the summer of 1985.

Model: Era IV. The car has the new longer length. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbody and skirting are specific to this type of car. The trucks have disk brakes, magnetic rail brakes, and roll stabilizers. The car is ready for installation of the 66719 interior lighting and the 73407 marker lights. The train route sign and the sequence number for the car are imprinted on the car. Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". AC wheel set 4 x 700150.

The class 103.1 is the ideal motive power for the new IC express train passenger cars available under item nos. 23478, 23480, 23481, and 23482.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43851.


T23480 - Express Train Passenger Car Set  DB - Germany
            Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 170.00
            Goes with: T23478 T23481 T23482

Express Train Passenger Car Set.

Prototype: 3 different German Federal Railroad (DB) express train passenger cars of different designs. 1 type Avmz 111.0 compartment car, 1st class, 1 type Apmz 121.2 open seating car, 1st class, 1 type WRmh 132 dining car. Crimson red / ivory paint scheme. The cars come with and without fold-up steps, roofs with rounded and perpendicular ends, and trucks with roll stabilizers. Supplement to the InterCity 511 "van Beethoven" for the route Dortmund - Mannheim - Stuttgart - Munich. The cars look as they did in the summer of 1985.

Model: Era IV. The cars have the new longer length. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbody and skirting are specific to the types of cars. The trucks have disk brakes, magnetic rail brakes, and roll stabilizers. The cars are ready for installation of the 66719 interior lighting and the 73407 marker lights. The train route sign and the sequence number for the cars are imprinted on the cars. Total length over the buffers 85.0 cm / 33-1/2". AC wheel set per car 4 x 700150.

The class 103.1 is the ideal motive power for the new IC express train passenger cars available under item nos. 23478, 23480, 23481, and 23482.

This car set can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43858.


T23481 - IC Express Train Passenger Car Set  DB - Germany
            Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 162.00
            Goes with: T23478 T23480 T23482

IC Express Train Passenger Car Set.

Prototype: 3 different German Federal Railroad (DB) express train passenger cars of different designs. 2 type Bm 235 compartment cars, 2nd class, 1 type Bpmz 291.2 open seating car, 2nd class. Ocean blue / ivory paint scheme. The cars come with fold-up steps, roofs with rounded and perpendicular ends, and trucks prototypical for compartment and open seating cars. Supplement to the InterCity 511 "van Beethoven" for the route Dortmund - Mannheim - Stuttgart - Munich. The cars look as they did in the summer of 1985.

Model: Era IV. The cars have the new longer length. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbody and skirting are specific to the types of cars. The trucks have disk brakes, magnetic rail brakes, and roll stabilizers. The trucks for the type Bpmz are new tooling. The cars are ready for installation of the 66719 interior lighting and the 73407 marker lights. The train route signs and the sequence number for the cars are imprinted on the cars. Total length over the buffers 85.0 cm / 33-1/2". AC wheel set per car 4 x 700150.

The class 103.1 is the ideal motive power for the new IC express train passenger cars available under item nos. 23478, 23480, 23481, and 23482.

This car set can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43927.


T23482 - IC Express Train Passenger Car  DB - Germany
            Marker light can be installed  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 65.00
            Goes with: T23478 T23480 T23481

 IC Express Train Passenger Car.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Bm 235 compartment car, 2nd class. Ocean blue / ivory paint scheme. The car has fold-up steps, rounded roof ends, and trucks with roll stablizers. Supplement to the InterCity 511 "van Beethoven" for the route Dortmund - Mannheim - Stuttgart - Munich. The car looks as it did in the summer of 1985.

Model: Era IV. The car has the new longer length. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbody is specific to this type of car. The trucks have disk brakes, magnetic rail brakes, and roll stabilizers. The car is ready for installation of the 66719 interior lighting. The car has factory-installed marker lights. The train route sign and the sequence number for the car are imprinted on the car. Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". AC wheel set 4 x 700150.

The class 103.1 is the ideal motive power for the new IC express train passenger cars available under item nos. 23478, 23480, 23481, and 23482.

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 43922.


T24087 - Trix H0 Museum Car for 2010  DB - Germany
            Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ TBA

Trix H0 Museum Car for 2010.

Prototype: Type SSw 07 flat car based on a Bavarian design with a load of logs. Magirus Merkur truck with a tarp and flatbed.

Model: This is a privately owned freight car painted and lettered for the firm Staedtler in Nürnberg on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of Staedtler. Length over the buffers 196 mm / 7-3/4"". The car has a load of real wood. The model truck is in an exclusive version to go with the historic Staedtler theme. A Staedtler pencil is also included.

One-time series. Available only at the Märklin World of Adventure in Göppingen.


T24088 - Trix Profi Club H0 Car for 2010  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ TBA

Trix Profi Club H0 Car for 2010.

Prototype: Privately owned tank car used on the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Version as a tank car for the "Presshefen- und Spiritus-Fabrik A.G." / "Compressed Yeast and Spirits Factory, Inc.", Nürnberg, Germany. Era I around 1910.

Model: The paint and lettering on the car are authentic for Era I. The frame and body for the car are finely constructed. The car has spoked wheels. The car has NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers 104 mm / 4-1/8".

The 24088 tank car is being produced in 2010 in a one-time edition only for Trix Profi Club members.

AC wheel set 2 x 36669400.


T24104 - Freight Car Set  DB - Germany
            Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 216.00

Freight Car Set.

Prototype: 5 different Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.). 1 type P baggage car, 1 milk transport car used by the firm "Goldsteig Käserei, Plattling" / "Goldsteig Cheese Plant Plattling", 1 tank car painted and lettered for the firm "Melasse- und werke, Feldmoching" / "Blackstrap Molasses and Mash Plant, Feldmoching", 1 type SSml Bavarian flat car with a load of wood beams, 1 type OOt coal service car.

Model: Era I. The car frames and bodies are finely constructed. The cars come individually packaged and marked. There is also a master carton for the set. The cars have NEM coupler pockets with close coupler mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 658 mm / 25-7/8".

AC wheel set for solid wheels: 700150. AC wheel set for spoked wheels: 34301211.


T24109 - Set with 5 Wood Transport Cars  DB - Germany
            Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 286.00

Set with 5 Wood Transport Cars.

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Roos 639. European standard design, 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-1/2 inches in length. Version with high end walls, plug-in stakes, and rectangular buffers.

Model: Era V. The cars have metal inserts for good running characteristics. The end walls on the cars are fixed in place and the stakes can be removed. The underbodies are specific to the cars. The trucks are type Y 25. The cars have NEM coupler pockets. Total length over the buffers 1,145 mm / 45-1/16".

Highlights:
  • 3 cars with gray stakes, 2 cars with red stakes.
  • 3 cars with short stacks of lumber, 2 cars with long stacks of lumber.
(Märklin) AC wheel set 20 x 700150.

This same car set can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 47026.


T24361 - "Hoyer" Container Car Set  DB - Germany
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Metal car frame  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 175.00

Hoyer Container Car Set.

Prototype: 3 different German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Sgns 691 container transport flat cars. Each car loaded with 3 tank containers painted and lettered for the firm "Hoyer".

Model: Era V. The cars have type Y 25 trucks. The flat cars have partially open floors like the prototype, constructed of metal with striking fish-belly type side sills. The cars have separately applied steps. Each flat car comes loaded with 3 20 foot tank containers. The cars have different car numbers and the tanks have different registration numbers; they all come individually packaged. There is also a master carton for the set. The cars have NEM coupler

One-time series in 2010 for the Märklin "Exclusiv" program.

AC wheel set 12 x 700150.


T24570 - Rail Lanz  DB - Germany
            Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945
Pre-order price: $ 46.00

Rail Lanz.

Model: Lanz Rail Tractor. Metal superstructure with separately applied plastic parts. Buffers on the front. Coupler hook on the back. Length approximately 45 mm / 1-3/4".

Comment: Lanz Rail Tractor. Conversion of a 55 hp Lanz Bulldog with a wood frame to a locomotive. This vehicle can still be seen in a German museum.


T33962 - Trix Express Profi Club H0 Car for 2010  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin exclusiv special models produced in a one-time series (MHI)  Markin close couplers in standard coupler pocket with pivot point  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ TBA

Trix Express Profi Club H0 Car for 2010.

Prototype: Privately owned tank car used on the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Version as a tank car for the "Presshefen- und Spiritus-Fabrik A.G." / "Compressed Yeast and Spirits Factory, Inc.", Nürnberg, Germany. Era I around 1910.

Model: The paint and lettering on the car are authentic for Era I. The frame and body for the car are finely constructed. The car has spoked wheels. The car has NEM coupler pockets and Trix Express couplers. It also has Trix Express wheel sets. Length over the buffers 104 mm / 4-1/8".

The 33962 tank car is being produced in 2010 in a one-time edition only for Trix Profi Club members.

AC wheel set 2 x 36669400.


T60113 - Digital Connector Box  DB - Germany
Pre-order price: $ 59.00

Digital Connector Box.

Comment: This is for making connections for a transformer and up to 2 Mobile Stations (T66950). This unit is suitable for Trix H0, Minitrix, and Märklin H0. Dimensions 96 x 85 x 40 mm / 3-3/4" x 3-3/8" x 1-9/16".


T66950 - Mobile Station  DB - Germany
Pre-order price: $ 100.00

Mobile Station.

Comment: Digital DCC hand controller. 11 locomotives can be controlled with direct access. 16 locomotive functions and 320 solenoid accessories can be controlled. There are displays of the function status in the built-in, back-lighted black/white full graphic display. The Mobile Station has a built-in locomotive card reader. A red lighted Stop button is included on the Mobile Station. 1.9 amp power capacity in the optionally available Track Box (60113). 2 Mobile Stations (66950) can be connected independently of each other to the Track Box. When operating a Mobile Station connected to the Central Station (60213/60214) you can access Central Station settings (complete locomotive list for the Central Station, all solenoid accessories programmed in the Central Station keyboard with the designations for the latter). Dimensions 160 x 100 x 39 mm / 6-5/16" x 3-15/16" x 1-1/2".